Recent content by farmerchuck

Here's my big question......description on Ebay was... EGGS ARE 1/2 KELSO AND 1/2 GREY At the risk of sounding ignorant..what are they ???

I bought 11 eggs thru Ebay 3 weeks ago..... Temp was perfect.... Humidity perfect.... Turned 3 times a day..... put them in an egg carton at day 18, last Saturday.... I went downstairs to feed and water my 3 week old RI Reds... HEY..what's that squeaking....2 are out...2 more are pipped..that I...

I started with 20 lost one the first few days...I think she got smothered under a pig pile. The bigger brooder and the level waterer is making a big difference. The chicks don't have to crowd the feeder or water. I have one with a little poo sticking....tried to get it off. She seemed a little...

RI Reds.....supposed to be all pullets...we'll see...I wouldn't mind 1 or 2 roosters though...they watch the flock.

I said to the wife....."I have to go to Walmart and get a bigger bin for the chicks." Then I start surfing this board and find a few people using dog kennels...." HEY...that looks familiar." I dig my dog's old FURRARI carrier out and low and behold there's a hole in the top like someone had a...

I'm at it again...19 new chicks bought at local feed store. 11 eggs in the incubator. Going to WalMart today to buy a bigger brooder !!! It's all coming back to me now !!! Shavings in the water !!! Water in the shavings !! The little faces all looking up at "momma" as I change the bedding, food...

I bought an ACU*RITE wired digital thermometer / humidity meter at Walmart tonite. It has a probe attached to the meter by a wire. I figured this would be Ideal because I can read the meter and reset the memory without having to remove anything from the incubator. It's been in for 3 hours now...

GOTTA KNOW ???? What's the "carton method" ?????

I know chicken poop is supposed to be the BEST fertilizer but how long does it have to "cool off" before it can be used safely ? ?? Can anything be added to it to make it ready sooner ?? I had planned on using the droppings on this years sugar corn crop but don't want to mess anything up !!

I run a heavy gauge extension cord from the garage to my coop for the winter to provide white light for longer days to encourage laying and heat on the really cold nights. I know what you mean by snow...when the last of my birds were gone 2 years ago i decided to "park" the coop in the pasture...

I've found wet rotting feed can add to the smell. In the past when I've spread too many pellets for the size of my flock and there was uneaten food left to get wet and dissolve the smell was horrible. Having a covered pen and making sure any spread feed is eaten the same day will help a bunch.

Good Luck !!! Hope you get a bator full !!!!!

Hi, I may be interested if they are brown egg layers. Send pics to email if you can. Thanks Chuck

WELL....I DID IT. Stopped by local Agway this am to check feed and chicken stuff prices. I asked if the guy had a line on any pullets for sale. "WELL...got some chicks comin' in next Tuesday" I explained I was looking for 5 or 6 month old birds. "Kind of hard to get this time of year" SOOOO...I...

I was also told you can tell the age of a hen by the color of the legs. A pullet will have bright yellow legs while the older a hen gets the more pale the coloring. By the way...I had 4 older hens, probably 3 yrs+, that used to lay every other day or so. I introduced 6 new pullets to the coop...